Sanitation facilities usage in Jordan
Jordan: Sanitation facilities usage was 6,153 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Jordan stood at 6,153 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Jordan peaked at 15,056 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,153 people, in 2024.
That places Jordan 93rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,465 people | 10,732 people | 15,056 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,475 people | 7,579 people | 9,946 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,728 people | 6,153 people | 7,288 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Jordan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Jordan was 6,153 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,056 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,153 people in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Jordan ranks 93rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.